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SURAJ @ HIMANSHU CHAUHAN v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN.SECY. HOME DEPTT. LKO.

BAIL/12802/2024 · 2025-11-11

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12802 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.683 of 2024, under sections 69 BNSS, P.S. Mohammadpur Khala, District Barabanki. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that marriage of informant was fixed with applicant two years ago. However the marriage could not be concluded and thereafter on the false pretext of marriage physical relation continued to be formed and now the applicant has refused to marry her. In the statement under Section 183 BNSS the victim admitted that physical relation continued in between them since the year 2023. The tentative age of the victim is around 20 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the age of the victim and that the relationship continued for a substantial period of time, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 7.11.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jay Kumar Soni, Brij Bhushan Singh, Himanshu Pathak, Krishna Kumar Tiwari, Nevedita Gupta, Pranjal Apurva, Rajeev Kumar, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Surendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Suraj @ Himanshu Chauhan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin.Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Suraj @ Himanshu Chauhan be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. November 11, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12802 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench